Betta with ick/ich

[bianca_m35]

Hi there! So I was in meijer and i saw a betta who didnt look good at all. He has ick all over him. Hes still pretty vibrant in color but is twitching a bit. I cant put him in my tank as there are other fish in there. Would it be okay if I put him in a larger container with no filter and treat him with a bit of aquarium salt? If so how many times do I put the aqua salt in, how many times do I change the water, etc? Please no rude comments I felt horrible when I saw him and I just had too rescue! P.S. he will eventually be going into a 10 gallon planted aquarium eventually with heater, weekly water changes, heater, etc!

 

[Colin_T]

Salt does not treat white spot.

If you want to treat the fish, increase the water temperature to 30C (86F) and keep it there for 2 weeks, or at least 1 week after all the spots have disappeared.

The other way to treat it is by moving the fish into a clean container of water every day for at least a week. The parasites fall off the fish and when the fish gets moved, the parasites are left behind and can't reinfect it.

The following link has information about white spot. Post #1 and post #16 are worth a read.

What is ICH?

This is a common question that is often asked, what is ich and how is it recognisable and what causes it? The real term is ICHTHYOPHTHIRIASIS. OR commonly known as white spot. It is an extremely comon parasite that affects aquarium fish. It is highly infectious and potentially lethal and...

www.fishforums.net

 

[EllRog]

Also, what are the fish in the aquarium that you plan to put your betta in? I ask this as bettas are not community fish so you may need another plan for his permanent home for once you've treated him

 

[bianca_m35]

Also, what are the fish in the aquarium that you plan to put your betta in? I ask this as bettas are not community fish so you may need another plan for his permanent home for once you've treated him

Just a few minnows!